There is additional concern with having a team in London. Taxes in the UK, like most large Western European countries, are very high. Much more so than in North America. Furthermore there are calls in the UK for them to adopt a "Wealth tax" to punish the "Wealthy" for being wealthy. The calls have come after the new socialist government in France raised taxes to 75% on all making over 1 million Euros. Also the cost of living in London is very high.

Cannot see too many NFL players wanting to play in London given the cost.

There is additional concern with having a team in London. Taxes in the UK, like most large Western European countries, are very high. Much more so than in North America. Furthermore there are calls in the UK for them to adopt a "Wealth tax" to punish the "Wealthy" for being wealthy. The calls have come after the new socialist government in France raised taxes to 75% on all making over 1 million Euros. Also the cost of living in London is very high.

Cannot see too many NFL players wanting to play in London given the cost.

Players that are drafted over there if there is a team would take less money to play in the states imo unless they are highly compensated for being in london. I also agree with you when it comes to NFL players not wanting to play in london. I can see free agency being terrible for a london franchise. A lot of NFL players are against this as am I

How? If there's one less home game, the city of the team that goes to London loses out on hotel revenue, food and tourism revenue, the stadium loses money.. where does all that go? England. Not the US.

So.. how did you arrive at that logic?

Well for instance instead of one town putting money towards a game we have an entire country. That alone should make up for the difference. The NFL is an American sport that hires American Athletes who live in America and buy American things in their American towns.

It trickles down. More money for the NFL and owners, especially after that large lawsuit, means more money in pockets of Americans. Less money means greatly raising ticket prices, merchandise, ect. It's supply and demand basics.

Clearly the NFL is seeing more revenue by going to another country rather than creating an expansion team. It's a business and this is their model. We should all want the NFL to continue to succeed.

Like I said, it does suck for those fans that miss out on a home game. The right thing for the NFL/owners to do would be to balance their season tickets based off that.

But let's also not forget something. We have a team like the Jaguars who are struggling mightily to fill seats. London will be the biggest crowd the team has played in front of since 2002, maybe. It makes sense that they are going in this direction.

Just takes too bloody long to get to these places. I've said that if it were not for distance the NBA could put a team in Manila and it would be their most profitable. But it is a 12 hour flight from LA. You could say the same for NHL teams in Moscow and Stockholm. Or an MLB team in Tokyo or Caracas (well, maybe not that profitable because of the whole socialism thing). But the travel is just way too much.

Until high speed tube travel becomes a reality global expansion for North American pro sports leagues is not practical.

I'd bet my motorcycle that this is already a reality for "some" folks. Hypersonic maglev trains in underground/sea vacuum tubes. Do some research on the subterranne nuclear powered boring machine. This technology has been around for years. off topic but I had to post it.

As for NFL games in Europe I think its a good idea. I'd love to see a world bowl game every year after the Superbowl, in place of the probowl. Be like all madden team against the best players of other countries teams. Which we would crush every year! lol

For those that can afford it, that would be a nice little vacation. I'd go overseas to see the Titans if I could easily afford it. Damn straight.

ok but im talking as a 6 ft 3 man now im sure there planes they take are much more spacious and luxurious than the one plane ive been on but that's a damn unconfortable long flight for a man my size cant imagine those offensive lineman

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